Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
5,273 
17 
245 
591 
1,397 
1,814 
1,209 
acres treated 
212,072 
366 
8,458 
20,372 
43,245 
69,458 
70,173 
Manure used 
farms 
1,798 
4 
47 
230 
515 
666 
336 
acres treated 
24,558 
8 
483 
4,022 
6,130 
6,939 
6,976 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
1,702 
8 
105 
177 
416 
590 
406 
acres 
63,387 
42 
2,081 
10,012 
11,613 
23,786 
15,853 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
5,581 
13 
251 
623 
1,478 
1,992 
1,224 
acres 
219,960 
98 
6,858 
26,751 
44,030 
77,329 
64,894 
Nematodes 
farms 
207 
- 
19 
23 
61 
63 
41 
acres 
12,117 
- 
628 
456 
4,307 
3,118 
3,608 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
1,227 
5 
73 
105 
318 
424 
302 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
48,839 
211 
1,636 
5,907 
10,621 
14,491 
15,973 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
435 
- 
29 
41 
111 
147 
107 
acres on which used 
16,159 
- 
654 
1,090 
3,958 
5,065 
5,392 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
1,184 
9 
63 
111 
304 
412 
285 
acres 
34,268 
126 
876 
4,901 
7,807 
1 1 ,469 
9,089 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
1,850 
3 
88 
201 
468 
634 
456 
acres 
61,733 
315 
4,017 
9,439 
13,074 
18,150 
16,738 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
355 
- 
4 
28 
72 
137 
114 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
31,458 
- 
286 
2,041 
4,955 
13,291 
10,885 
used 
farms 
643 
6 
35 
81 
155 
218 
148 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
36,285 
12 
1,073 
2,435 
4,003 
1 1 ,236 
17,526 
used 
farms 
247 
- 
22 
21 
60 
77 
67 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
36,289 
- 
566 
3,225 
5,808 
12,906 
13,784 
practices were used 
farms 
1,564 
14 
85 
158 
407 
511 
389 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
71,301 
126 
2,951 
5,523 
14,866 
26,152 
21,683 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
685 
13 
44 
72 
170 
239 
147 
acres 
11,981 
77 
245 
920 
2,720 
5,160 
2,859 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
573 
- 
15 
62 
135 
197 
164 
Solar panels 
farms 
478 
- 
11 
50 
106 
177 
134 
Wind turbines 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
9 
12 
11 
10 
Methane digesters 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
52 
- 
2 
5 
8 
21 
16 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
20 
- 
2 
2 
3 
4 
9 
Biodiesel 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
4 
12 
15 
6 
Ethanol 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Other 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
4 
6 
7 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
47 
6 
- 
5 
8 
11 
17 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
15,155 
20 
452 
1,466 
3,614 
5,319 
4,284 
Part owners 
farms 
1,798 
10 
101 
245 
509 
598 
335 
Tenants 
farms 
802 
21 
123 
137 
228 
201 
92 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
16,971 
30 
553 
1,712 
4,127 
5,926 
4,623 
acres 
2,623,225 
3,634 
30,974 
137,918 
432,017 
795,936 
1,222,746 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
16,953 
30 
553 
1,711 
4,123 
5,917 
4,619 
acres 
2,190,151 
3,624 
26,952 
110,499 
381,255 
672,398 
995,423 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
2,624 
33 
224 
383 
744 
804 
436 
acres 
764,260 
13,024 
61,240 
129,539 
128,234 
196,174 
236,049 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
2,600 
31 
224 
382 
737 
799 
427 
acres 
734,634 
13,022 
60,800 
118,709 
127,209 
191,253 
223,641 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
2,123 
7 
58 
179 
426 
746 
707 
acres 
462,700 
12 
4,462 
38,249 
51,787 
128,459 
239,731 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
29,829 
100 
1,226 
3,271 
7,505 
10,215 
7,512 
1 operator 
7,366 
19 
238 
601 
1,641 
2,514 
2,353 
2 operators 
9,259 
22 
371 
1,145 
2,426 
3,253 
2,042 
3 operators 
800 
5 
37 
58 
200 
256 
244 
4 operators 
229 
3 
16 
32 
54 
71 
53 
5 or more operators 
101 
2 
14 
12 
30 
24 
19 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
12,335 
37 
518 
1,405 
3,233 
4,283 
2,859 
1 operator 
10,720 
16 
429 
1,251 
2,790 
3,770 
2,464 
2 operators 
635 
3 
37 
65 
144 
210 
176 
3 operators 
80 
5 
5 
5 
31 
29 
5 
4 operators 
13 
- 
- 
1 
11 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
9 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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